FIA Participates in Dutch Fusion Day in Eindhoven
The Fusion Industry Association EU team took part in the first edition of the Dutch Fusion Day organised by DIFFER, the Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research. Over 200 participants from the public and private sectors attended the full-day conference in Eindhoven on May 3, 2024 to discuss scientific, technological, and political developments accelerating fusion energy.
The event featured a number of presentations including FIA member Gauss Fusion, EUROfusion, the Fusion Cluster, Fusion for Energy, and Trinomics. Growing international activity in fusion and the technological progress made in recent years creates new opportunities for the Dutch industry and scientific community that need to be seized.
The FIA team had the opportunity to tour the DIFFER research facility and see their experimental devices enabling plasma-material interactions study. DIFFER researchers explore the concept of using liquid metal layers to protect the walls of future fusion power plants, investigate the complex processes at the edge of fusion plasmas, and gain a better understanding of the physics of plasma instability and turbulence. Thank you DIFFER for organizing!
Dutch Fusion Day came alongside the inaugural Fusion Energy Week – fusion events were held all around the world to celebrate fusion acceleration and increasing development at the technical, policy, and industry levels.
